2018 MLK Part 1: The Poor People's Campaign (Video Replay)

Program Overview:This is the 6th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Civil Rights Symposium: 50 Years Later, The New Civil Rights Movement The Poor People's Campaign: Then and Now

Topics Covered:

History of the Poor People's Campaign

Affordable Housing, Economy and Jobs: An Overview

Dividing Lines: Panel on Affordable Housing, Economy & Jobs

Dividing Lines Part II: Panel on Local Political & Policy View and Reflections

Presenter(s):
Video message/introduction from Sherrod Brown, United States Senator
Dwight "Kip" Holley, Research Associate, The Kirwin Institute
Jason Reece, Ph.D., Assistant Professor: Knowlton School of Architecture & Interim Director of Research: The Kirwin Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, The Ohio State University
Sheldon Johnson, Community Development for All People
Bill Faith, Executive Director, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO)
Cathi Steele, Mid-Ohio Workers Association
Janet Jackson, United Way
Shannon Hardin, Columbus City Council